The Wanted's Jay McGuiness has confessed that he expected the group to develop into a more "rocky" sound.

The singer told Digital Spy that they weren't initially planning on becoming a dance-orientated act and thought they would end up producing a more guitar-led sound.

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"We always thought we were gonna go more rocky with time, but that just hasn't happened," McGuiness told us. "I mean, rock music just isn't selling a lot right now. I don't know. I guess it changes with time."

Asked if they had any plans to try their hand at rapping like tourmate Justin Bieber, McGuiness laughed that the band don't have enough rhythm to pull off hip-hop.

"We were working with Guy Chambers on an almost Robbie Williams-type song, and Tom tried a little bit on that, but no. We didn't fit into it.

"Maybe we'll develop into it more over time. We could probably go garage, but we couldn't go hip-hop because you really need some sense of rhythm."

The Wanted's new single 'Chasing the Sun' is available to download in the US now and will be released in the UK on May 21.